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Nouns (3)

noose, running noose, slip noose

n. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

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Fuzzynyms (19)

link, linkup, tie, tie-in

n. a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"

ring

n. a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

hoop, ring

n. a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"

section, segment

n. one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"

traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout

n. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

circle, round

n. any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"

spiral

n. a continuously accelerating change in the economy

coil

n. a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb

spiral, volute

n. ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

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